Coat and hat rack



E. E. SHIPLEY Er AL COAT AND HAT RACK June 11, 1929.

Filed April 8, 1926 Jnvenlars EZmerE. Shiple William M]. Shipley y y flPatented June ,11', 1929.

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. Q Application filed April s, 1921;108:2151 No. 100,759.

This invention relates to furniture and more particularly to'coat andhat racks;- p

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of a coatand-hatrack adapted to be frictionally supported between opposedsurfaces or projections in a room.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a coat andhat rack adapted to be adjusted for frictional engage ment with opposedprojections extendin from the walls of a room. A further object of thisinventionresidcs in the provision of a coat and hat rack consisting ofgripping membersadapted to compensate for irregularities in the surfacesto be engagedtherebv. i

I resides in.the provision of a coat and hat radr, having grippingmembers of such con struction that ciirved or uneven areas will bereadily grippedto support the rack be tween opposed surfaces of suchconfigura-i tion.

In addition to the aforesaidobjectsythis inyention resides in theprovision of a coat and hat rack adapted to slidably'supportcoat and.hat hooks so they can be readily moved to or from one another toprovideample room for unusually large hats or garinents.

Among the aforesaid objects, oneofthe salient features of this inventionis the'provision-0f a coat and hat rack which consists of an embodimentof elements adapted to be i'rictionally' supported between opposedsurfaces, such as spaced projections extending from the walls of a room,the opposed sides of door frames between adjoining rooms which do notcommunicate,'the ed of door or window frames and other ad acentprojections opposed thereto, and projectingportions of dressing rooms instores, to support garments or the like.

Included among the objects of this invention isthe provision of a coatand hat rack which can readily be adjusted to fit between opposedsurfaces and retained therebetween invention resides in certain novelfeatures of construction to be-hereinafter set forth in thespecification, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed outin the depicts our Present conce tion 'of'the invention, the right-isreserve resort-to such changes in construction as come within thescope'of the claimL v In the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisapplication:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a stair case showing this invention disposedbetween the projectmg end of a stepanda wall opposed thereto; F1g. 2 1sanfenlarged plan view thereof with the bar-partly in section;

v 'Fig'. .3'i s.,an; enlarged side view of one of the gripping elementsillustrated as engaging'the pro ecting end of; a step;

Fig. 4 1s adetail face view ofone of the .hs pp e me A still furtherobject of this i'nventlon b Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of'mieof the slidablecollars f 6 is a view of noncommunicating' rooms showingthe application of this invention between the opposed surfaces of thedoor frame.

a door between two Fig. 7 is across-sectional view through thebar; j

- Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of one of-the gripping members andbar in .juxtaposition. i

' In the present'embodimentof this invention' the numeral 5 designatesin general,

' 'a telescopic bar' preferably of rectangular cross-sectionalconfiguration and consists of a male member Gcarrying a coil spring 7 atits inner end, which supports a block or the like S at its freeextremity. Said block is provided with an aperture 9 adapted to alignwith apertures 10 in a female member 11 to accommodate a bolt 12 or thelike for adjusting themembers'relative to one another, so as to disposethe same under tension between-opposed surfaces.

liis' mode of adjustment establishes uniform tension between the membersregardless of the distance the members are moved relative to oneanother, as the spring is' anchored at such points on the female memberthat the distance between the ends of the bar will be greater, than thespace between which it is to be disposed and yet con fined to suchlimitations that the spring will not-be completely contracted.

Secured to the extremities of the male and female members of the bar, asby toggle connections 13, are gripping members 14 which consist of heads15 carrying cushions 16 proappended claim and, while the disclosurevidedzwith spaced lugs 17 between certain I0 ing numerous 7 femalemember.

. i5 A opposed projections in a room and, through of which. are arcuatepockets 18 adapted to' receive curved projections such as the edgesof-ste s or the ike. The heads 15 are connecte to the extremities of therack as aforesaid with the' to gle connections secured nearer one'edge't ereof than the other to exert pressure to one side of thecenterof the cushion, thus providing leverage of the bar on the most distantlugs when supportgarments or similar weight.

Slidablycarried by the bar is a plurality of hooks 16' which areprovided with fastening means 17, by which they can readily be securedagainst movement. These hooks are adapted to engage the bar by a workingfit and to utilize a standard hook for both the male and female membersof the bar; each hook carried or supported by the-male member is adaptedto removablyengage a collar 18 having ,the'same dimensions on itsexsurface of the terior surface as the exterior With this inventionfully set forth, it is manifest that a coat and hat rack is providedwhich can be readily disposed between the provision of the particularconstruction of the same, it can be easily disposed in. opj erativeposition and removed at will without disfiguring the walls orwoodworkofibuildw mgs.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to protectby Letters- Patent is: 1

A support comprising a pair of slidably 85 mterfittmg members, thelarger of which has aligned apertures in' certain opposite sides, ablock. slidably disposed within the bore of the larger member and havingapertures in, certain sides thereof, a fastening element 40 passingthrough selected apertures of the larger member and block whereby theblock is secured within said larger member, a

spring connecting the opposed extremities of the block and smallermember and sup- 4:;

port engaging heads on the outer ends of said members.

'I'ntestimony whereof, we afiix our signatures. I

- ELMER E. SHIPLEY.

WiILLIAM W. SHIPLEY.

